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December 20, 1939.
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Dec. 20, 1889. An American payer informs us that The camping season of the longongkong is growing with marvelloun kou Volunteer Defence Corps hus been extended to January, February and March next year, and the follow- Ing arrangements have been made;
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The post card is twenty years old.
1.03 Prima Senta's Accordeon Band 1.. to February 6, p.m.--Field Coy. It in Auatrin which has the credit of
Others. Engineers, Corps Signals, Moblie fent adopting the invention, though with Wilfrid Thomas
wah first advocated by that well-known
Canton 130 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- Column, No. 2 Coy. (Scottish), No. 3
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Cabu inanter-General Dr. Stephen. On Octo-ther Forecast and Ajnouncements.
1.45 Schuman-Symphony No. 1 Third Camp, February 21, p.m. tober 181, 1889, a "Correspondenz Kurte,"
the natonished Con In B Flat Major, Op. 38, Chleago Sym- Delhi February, 28 pan-1st Battery, 3rd first burst on
tinental world. The de caught on. phony Orchestra conducted by Fre-alphong Rattery, 5th Anti-Alreraft Buttery.
and we need not remled our rendere derick Stock. Fourth Comp, March 4, p.m. to
how man it became popular in thin March, 11 p.m.-Field Ambulance. country. The post card is so much a pan. to world's "institution" now that it seeme Camp, March 6 Mar
13 p.m.-2nd Battery, 4th strange to think how young it. Battery, No. 5 Coy. (Portuguese).
Members of Army Service Corpsi Company (Supply Section) and Pay Section will be notified later in-: dividually,
Fifth
Request to Employers oneers and Volunteers will be re- quired to report on the evening of the day the camp commences and will be dismissed in the afternoon of the last day.
Each cump lasts seven days and Officers and Volunteers are required to attend for the full period during which their units are under training. unless special exemption is been obtained either by themselves or their employers.
Employers are requested to take careful note of the above dates and to multe available all ofcers and Volunteers when the units to which they belong are under training.
In special cases, where exemption is sought, employers should always request leave for their employees, in writing, as early as possible, from the Commandant, H.K.V.D.C., Volun- teer Headquarters. Garden Road.
KING AT PLYMOUTH
London, Dec. 19. Itis Majesty the King paid
Sur- prise visit to the Naval Command at Plymouth yesterday and spent many hours inspecting the naval establish- ment
He talked to scores of officers, petty officers and men. Including those of the mine-sweeping and anti-sub- marine trawlers attached to the Fleet.
The King also took the salute from a parade of 2,000 of the 9,000 officers men stationed at Plymouth. They included fishermen from New foundland, for whom the King had a special word of greeting-Henter Special.
and
Visits Many Vessels
London, Dec. 19. The King spent the day with the Navy,-visiting the Plymouth.Com- 1+124 yesterday and inspecting Ininesweeping trawlers,
lis Majesty boarded a destroyer which had just returned from a 15- day routine patrol.
The King also saw and spoke to 4shermen from Newfoundland who have come to Britain to join the Navy-Router Bulletin.
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Dec. 20, 1914.
2.15 Close down, 4.0 Dance Music.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera
Banking Buziness transacted.
CURULENT ACCOUNTS opened and 6.50 Closing local Stock Quotations. FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year 1.0 London Relay-New Parlour or shorter perioda in Leest or Other Cur- Game "Xmas Shopping."-Members rencies at rates which will be quoted on
of C. B. Cochran's Revue "Light Up" appGY ACCOUNTS also opened in
v. BBC. Repertoire Company, Pro-Local Currency and Sterling with interest
An uflictul statement anys that 82duced by Neil Munro, persons were killed and 200 wounded in the barbardment of Hartlepool; also Ave were killed on the cruiser Patrol) and ten on the destroyer Doun, with Atera wounded, in the engagement off Hartlepool. A Berlin offelni statement rays fur ships were hit by the cost) hatterlen but only slightly damaged.
1.30 London Relay-The News. 1.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
8.03 Military Band Mavic.Lit Tarantelle De Belphegor, (Itoch Al- berl), The B.B.C. Military Band rond. by B. Walton O'dunnell: Sousn Sousu (Medley of Marches). Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.
Marches
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a speed of 25 knots and a crew number 8.45 Marck Weber and His Or- chestra with Nelson Eddy (Daritone) Nan Maryska (Soprano).— and Viennese Memories of Lehar (arr. Henry Hall). Marek Weber and His
Are Free (Operettn Orchestra; You
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Tipperary," the once rejected hut now worldfamous song, but ils erities As well as it adinirees. And if we are to judge from the llome papers, these erities are mostly mulelins, who atr "Apple BlossomTE)
who are Interested in gardening to Hongkong very much out of the picture just now. Too Old To Do When I Grow an endeavour to induce their felends Galle but who are turning to scraps of male 200
was made in the Hawren
Ipoh Annual Report presented at the which are popular at the moment, and is Young) Nelson Eddy (Baritone) in the Suckty, are attempting to treasure them by with Orchestra: The Hermit (Im-meeting of the Hongkong Horticul their usual standard. Some of these pression from the picture by Arnold tural Society held in the Boardroom Exchange Business transacted. eminent critics have suggested that Bocklin Clemens
Schmalstich). of Messrs. Jardine and Matheson and perury" should be suppressed be- Marek Weber and His Orchestra: Co. yesterday, cause it has no musten merit, and have Don't Be Cross (Zeller), Nightingale
Lady Northcote presided. offered other tunes in Hs ntend such as
Song (Zeller). Non Maryska (50-
The report stated there was re- Elgar's "Land of Hope and Glory."
prano) with Orchestra: Potpourri of cord attendance at the annual show Turday is the Name Day of the Car Waltzes (Robrecht), Murck Weber of flowers and vegetables this year.
and His Orchestra.
but painted out that considering the! Re-number of residents who could "avall The following appointments
themselves of the opportunity afford- MORE REPAIRED TOY: been made in the Hongkong Volunteer
9.15 London Relay News Sum-ed by the Society of seeing a show Reserve:Lieutenant G. K. Hal Brut.
comparing very favourably with any Millingtons to Hold Sale ton to be Captain; Corpeial F. Grene mary.
0.20 Selected Piano Solos. Study In provincial show in Englund, the to be 2nd Liitenant; ad Lieutenants
Hughes and Benjamin C Sharp Minor. Op, 10, No. 4 (Cho-Committer hoped the public would John Owen
On Friday Haper Branch to be Lieutenants: Ser-pin); Study In C Flat Major, Op. 10, patronise the show in still greater sant Richard John Stevenson to be No. 5 (Chopin); Mazurka In C Sharp numbers. The number of entries The sale of toys at Millington Ltd'
Rummia.
10 YEARS AGO'
0.05 Studio Comments on Vent Events.
un December to aid the Britis
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Warrant Oficer (Sergeant Major In.
constituted a record. structor with the raak of llenatary Minor. Op. 50. No.. 3 (Chopin)
The date for next year's flower 2nd Lieutenant in the Engineer Cent- Vadunirs Horowitz (Piano), Scenes From Childhood (Schumann)...
show was fixed for March 7 and a War Organization Fund was high
successful,
parents availini pany, Hongkong Volunteer Corp.
Yves Nat (Piano),
The membership roll stood at 19 themselves of the excellently re 9.40 Mozart's "Don Glovaun!" Act Life members and 223 ordinary mem-inovated toys as inexpensive present Glyndebourne Festival Opera Com-Lers, as against 10 life members and for the little folk. Dec. 20, 1920, pany conducted by Fritz Bunch. 232 ordinary members in the pre- The following will represent the Singers in order of appearance: vious year.
Many more toys have been receiv Recroin In their League Match against Baccaloni: Souez; Brownlec; Frank- The following officers were elected since then, however, and one the Royal Artillery to-morrow on the in Pataky: Hellisgruber: Mildmayed: President, Mrs. D. J. Sloss; Com-again after effecting maglent repaire Recreio greund, King's Pack.--1. J. Guterres, 1. A. Aleon, It. M, Xavier, and Henderson.
1. P. Xavier, J. E Noronha, A. IN Pereira, M. Soun, G.. Guterres, J. 1. Figueiredo, M. F. Piana and F. H. Car
valho.
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Commander A. 1. S prinela host, the Royal Air Force, including both Kai Tak bane hd the feet air arm, game, a ball at the Peninsula Hotel last night which was in every why IL brilliant function.
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Dec, 20, 1934, Japan's decision L1 abregote the Washington Trenty has called forth comment from all over the world, and Mr. K. Hirota, the Foreign Minister, to-day reiterated Japan's policy in the matter of naval armastents. Iluille- ships and aircraft carriers must be totally abellabed for the sake of world peace, he said.
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The Abyssinian Government has lolo- graphed to the Lengun of Nation rellerating the charge that the lealiana were the aggreanors In the clash In Uajust district. on the Samaliland Government frontier. The Abyssinian also charges that the Italians were the aggressors in a second encounter with tribesmen three days Inter further in: the interior. The Ethioplans take the stand that Ualunl is Abyssinian terri- tory anyway and that the Italians have no right there, having vecupled the place Illegally. The ielegrami staten that these are the two principal ques- ilons to be settled and repents the Government's desire for arbitration of the subject which the Italian Govern- ment has declared to be unnecessary.
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Built for Poland, the first luer ever! to all under Poland's fag, the steamI- ship Marshal Pilsudski was launched here to-day. She is a 15,000 topa vesso! with a good of 20 knots, and is named wi after the famous Dictator of the country who is responsible for the unintention of the nation and the post-war pro- pressivenous. (She was torpedood lust week.--Ed.).
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In accordance with Д renolution adopted by the Membership Fee Com- mitten of the League of Nations in dealing with China's demand for redue- tion in the annual membership' fee, and arrangement has been renched with the League of Nations for the payment of membership feen overdues, I provides that the payment of arrears in to be: wgrond over thirty youra: that is, Chinn has to pay na angúst amount of 5,200,- 000 commencing from next year, until 1004.
BRITAIN JAPAN Craigie-Tani Talk To Begin Next Week
Tokyo, Dec. 10. Japan is making strenuous efforts to settle relations with Great Britain,{ Foreign Minister, Admirali are the
Nomura, stated at the second con-}
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C. Hall and Messrs. F. Flippance, J. p.m. A girl's bicycle in splendi F. Grose, V. H. C. Jarreit, M. W. condition, a wicker rickshn, a fini Lo. J. P. Robinson, C. G. N. Tinson, wooden dolls' house, parlour games Dr. G. A. C. Herklots and Lt. Colmechanical toys, a strong wooder II. B. L. Dowbiggin.
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Proceeds are going to aid the Bri tish War Organization Fund.
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